(There is) ” No one policy change alone that would right the wrongs that have been done to our residents, to our high-crime neighborhoods, to our taxpayers, by a failing system… With so much at stake and so many lives in the balance. Sentencing reform is a good place to start. It defines the system, who’s going in for how long, and at what cost.” ~Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz

As a member of the Jobs NOT Jails coalition, MCAN has been playing a major role in pushing the Justice Reinvestment Act. On Monday, June 5th, MCAN supporters gaveTo give legislators a strong visual presence that the Justice Reinvestment Act for Criminal Justice Reform will wait no longer! The JRA bill is aimed at:

Repealing Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences

Raising the threshold for a Felony for Theft from $250 to $1500

Ending Fines and Fees on Ex-Prisoners AND Reducing Criminalization of Poverty